The latest AMD graphics card refines their successful RX480 formula and we take it for a spin.
AMD RX580 PowerColor Red Devil Review
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AMD RX580 PowerColor Red Devil Review
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The latest AMD graphics card refines their successful RX480 formula and we take it for a spin.
AMD RX580 PowerColor Red Devil Review
Greenback
Active member
Added this in with my Ryzen system it would of taken the price to around the £650 mark which in fairness is a really nice price range for a proper gaming system, though that red needs to be white
Probably why I kept seeing Asus post with specials for 480's on FB
Probably why I kept seeing Asus post with specials for 480's on FB
Excalabur50
Well-known member
Nice review, I have a mates customer who was told to hold off and not get an RX480 by me and just as well as the RX580 is going to be much better for him and he will be gaming at 1080 so this will give him all the bells and whistles 
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
Not bad. Saw a couple of 580's hit 1500Mhz, but most were slightly below.
g0ggles1994
Active member
Genuinely glad that AMD have allowed the AIBs to put their coolers on the cards from the start and not forcing them to use reference designs initially. They should do the same for Vega as well
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
Impressive. Great to see Polaris can really get up and go once clocks start getting higher
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
It should theoretically improve with each new architecture though. Maybe after Vega we'll start to see more... finished products from AMD. With that said, Vega has been working for many months now. Is it really considered rushing when everyone has seen working silicon and the market is demanding it yet it is being postponed until it's right?
wrenaudrey
New member
Is this VEGA? Im so out of the loop cause AMDs taking so f'ing long
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
No, this is a refresh of Polaris. Vega is June likely.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
You even read the article?
Its stated this is Polaris. You see the word Polaris multiple times.. not Vega..
AlienALX
Well-known member
It should improve but you need to remember this is a fiercely competitive market so IMO the days of 60% overclocks are gone. Ever since the manus introduced all of these boost techs they've used them to make the cards look better.
Now sure, there is far more headroom in Nvidia cards but that's only because they're so far ahead. I'd bet that if AMD could push them they'd wring a GTX's neck to gain the lead.
Manus used to abhor overclocking, now they all depend on it. Very ironic really eh? Even funnier that Intel even started flogging insurance for it
I would add that this is also due, in large part, to Nvidia simply sharpening their own known (and slightly old) technology, and not innovating in pretty much ANY way. They've been improving the same stuff in increments, as opposed to releasing anything new or innovative. Why would they, since they own the market?
AlienALX
Well-known member
Nvidia stopped making Fermi ages ago.....
Think about that sentence in every sense.
AMD need to stop making Fermi now.....
AlienALX
Well-known member
Oh I didn't say Nvidia were the ONLY ones who do that stuff.
I didn't mean that.
Fermi was a huge big tank. After that they cut back the crap which allowed them to crank the clocks. AMD have been making Fermi GCN hefty cores since the 7970. They've been obsessed with the kitchen sink ever since.
Pascal clocks to over double the MHz of Fury X. And they are tiny.
